In recent years much attention has been paid to network-based, distributed environments
like text-based MUDs and MOOs for supporting collaborative work. Such environments offer …

We present a practical philosophy for how to design artfully for virtual reality. Framing this
design philosophy is the balance of doing vs. being as a central duality in all design for VR …

COVEN (Collaborative Virtual Environments) is a European project that seeks to develop a
comprehensive approach to the issues in the development of collaborative virtual …

The development of tools to support synchronous communications between non-collocated
colleagues has received considerable attention in recent years. Much of the work has …

In face-to-face collaboration, eye gaze is used both as a bidirectional signal to monitor and
indicate focus of attention and action, as well as a resource to manage the interaction. In …

Multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) have captured the attention and interest of
educators as remote collaborative learning environments due to their immersion, interaction …

This paper explores how tourism virtualisation enables consumers to experience
memorable feelings in the virtual world and affects the experiential value of virtual tourism …

Many existing Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) systems have two major
deficiencies. Firstly, they support the situation of face-to-face meetings poorly. Secondly …

The Role ofVirtual Humans in Page 1 2 The Role ofVirtual Humans in Virtual Environment
Technology and Interfaces Abstract The purpose ofthischapter istoshow theimportanceofvirtual …

The focus of this thesis is on perceivable interaction forms that can be utilised in multi-player
computer games and Collaborative Virtual Environments (CVEs). Interaction forms are …